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I once turtled an International 14

Posted By: Mike Higgins
Date: 10/31/08 10:30p.m.

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In Response To: Dick, what a great idea!:):) (link) (pic) (Bill Nolen, WWPotter Owner's Web Site)

I was about 15 at the time and sailing with a friend in 30+knot winds on Lake Washington. Our combined weights were less than 250 pounds which is not enough movable ballast to keep a 14 upright in those conditions. My Dad and I had just spent several weeks refinishing the boat. This included the addition of a fancy mast head weather vane, which was ground into the lake bottom as we drifted ashore.
I also knocked the rudder off on my catboat and went ashore at Port Townsend in 2006. I published an article describing this advanture in SCA earlier this year.

Messages In This Thread

Turtle Roll Call -- Dick Herman, Muddy Duck -- 10/31/08 3:32p.m.

My boat is a turtle, but not me. -- Chris J -- 10/31/08 5:16p.m.

Dick, what a great idea! -- Bill Nolen, WWPotter Owner's Web Site -- 10/31/08 5:43p.m.

Jerry built that!!! -- Eric Hughes WWP 15 # 2475 Moonbeam Mechanicsburg Pa -- 10/31/08 5:48p.m.

Radio Controlled Sailboats -- Jerry Barrilleaux -- 11/1/08 5:51p.m.

I built one -- Eric Hughes WWP 15 # 2475 Moonbeam Mechanicsburg Pa -- 11/2/08 1:51p.m.

I bought some balsa and epoxy and built one.. -- Jack, H23.5, Force 5, Clermont Fl. -- 11/2/08 2:21p.m.

probably should have bought a kit.. -- Jack, H23.5, Force 5, Clermont Fl. -- 11/2/08 2:29p.m.

Thats pretty cool. -- Eric Hughes WWP 15 # 2475 Moonbeam Mechanicsburg Pa -- 11/2/08 5:45p.m.

I once turtled an International 14 -- Mike Higgins -- 10/31/08 10:30p.m.

Turtles -- Mike Westfield,webmaster potter-yachters.org&potter-pod.com,Richmond,VA -- 10/31/08 6:50p.m.

Turtles...Mike W. -- Dan Phy P15 #1051 Ol' Geezer , Ft. Bragg, Ca. -- 10/31/08 8:22p.m.

Turtle acceptability... -- Tim..."Morning Dove" P19 #457 Potter Valley CA -- 10/31/08 9:07p.m.

TURTLE ACCEPTABILITY -- Don Person -- 10/31/08 10:43p.m.

Wow! You capsized a Star? -- Mike Higgins -- 11/1/08 8:53a.m.

It took a few trys -- Tim..."Morning Dove" P19 #457 Potter Valley CA -- 11/1/08 11:53a.m.

Turtle -- Dan Phy P15 #1051 Ol' Geezer , Ft. Bragg, Ca. -- 10/31/08 8:07p.m.

Turtle roll call -- Don Person -- 10/31/08 10:27p.m.

You bet your sweat ...... Oh, wrong Turtle group. -- Dave_N - - SF Bay Area Sailor -- 11/1/08 12:37a.m.

WWP-19 turtles? -- David Lee P-19 #478 'Ohana' Stillwater, MN -- 11/1/08 5:38a.m.

Mine is a P19 -- Chris J, P19 "Rocky" SLO CA -- 11/1/08 7:56a.m.

P-19 and Turtle -- Robert Griffin P-19 #1505 Sandbob, Tahoe -- 11/1/08 10:22p.m.

phew! -- David Lee P-19 #478 'Ohana' Stillwater, MN -- 11/2/08 1:36p.m.

Where my water is.... -- Tim..."Morning Dove" P19 #457 Potter Valley CA -- 11/2/08 2:24p.m.

Water Bag -- Robert Griffin P-19 #1505 Sandbob, Tahoe -- 11/2/08 7:24p.m.

Water Stowage -- Eric Zilbert -- 11/10/08 10:17a.m.

I've been tempted to do the same. -- Eric, P-19, #1221 Austin, TX -- 11/10/08 3:08p.m.

P15 water stowage - bottles -- Mike (Potter 14 MKII "Courageous") -- 11/11/08 4:43a.m.

Yup! Be sure the board is down when the sails are up. -- Harry Gordon, WWP14 #234, Manatee, Mountain View, CA -- 11/1/08 11:25a.m.

That's the only case I've heard of one turtling the P19 -- Eric, P-19, #1221 Austin, TX -- 11/1/08 5:07p.m.

Conditions for turtles -- Tim..."Morning Dove" P19 #457 Potter Valley CA -- 11/1/08 5:37p.m.

Sails Work Better When Dry -- Petek WWP-19 -- 11/11/08 7:53p.m.

Peter Welcome Aboard (or I guess its "Below" -- Tim..."Morning Dove" P19 #457 Potter Valley CA -- 11/11/08 9:27p.m.

excuse me.. Petek (automatic fingers I guess) -- Tim..."Morning Dove" P19 #457 Potter Valley CA -- 11/11/08 9:28p.m.

Brotherhood of Turtles -- Dick Herman, Muddy Duck -- 11/1/08 8:51a.m.

"BOT'S" -- Dan Phy P15 #1051 Ol' Geezer , Ft. Bragg, Ca. -- 11/1/08 2:09p.m.

Campaign Rhetoric -- Tim..."Morning Dove" P19 #457 Potter Valley CA -- 11/1/08 2:29p.m.

Tim, me thingst you're on to something . . . -- Jerry Kergan (P-15 "Lazy Ka", Concord / San Francisco Bay) -- 11/1/08 6:55p.m.

-- Tim..."Morning Dove" P19 #457 Potter Valley CA -- 11/1/08 7:35p.m.

Turtles and dismasting -- Katie Lea, P14 #691 "Follow Me", Santa Clara, CA -- 11/3/08 3:52a.m.

One thing we should not forget -- Robert Griffin P-19 #1505 Sandbob, Tahoe -- 11/3/08 6:57a.m.

SF Bay and hypothermia -- Vince, P-19 #1642, "Ithuriel's Spear", SF Bay -- 11/8/08 8:12a.m.

Lifeboat Tea -- Stephen Butter, P 15, Butter1, #2200, Olympia, WA -- 11/8/08 11:40a.m.

Thanks for the tea tip Stephen.. -- Tim..."Morning Dove" P19 #457 Potter Valley CA -- 11/8/08 12:58p.m.

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